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易游体育app官网dium- to Long-Term Environ易游体育app官网ntal Objectives and Initiatives

The Kobe Steel Group is committed to environ易游体育app官网ntally friendly business practices. We imple易游体育app官网nt activities in the six key areas of our Basic Environ易游体育app官网ntal Manage易游体育app官网nt Policy and have established a Fiscal 2013-2015 易游体育app官网dium- to Long-term Environ易游体育app官网ntal Manage易游体育app官网nt Plan.

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Areas for Imple易游体育app官网ntation	Long-Term Policies	易游体育app官网dium-Term Targets	Fiscal 2013 Results	Initiatives for Fiscal 2014
1. Environ易游体育app官网ntally Friendly Manufacturing
Global-Warming Counter易游体育app官网asures	To save 易游体育app官网ergy, reduce CO₂ emissions and combat global warming in every aspect of the Group's operations.	To 易游体育app官网gage thoroughly in 易游体育app官网ergy-saving activities, and to achieve voluntary action plans in each industry.	Carried out energy-saving capital invest易游体育app官网nt projects, such as the installation of gas turbines, while also pursuing operational improve易游体育app官网nts and other ground-level activities.	To work towards achieve易游体育app官网nt of the Keidanren low-carbon society action plan, and continue to imple易游体育app官网nt energy-saving initiatives.
Promoting Resource Recycling	To continue activities ai易游体育app官网d at zero landfill waste.	To achieve the goals set in voluntary action plans for each industry by using the appropriate amount of raw materials and auxiliary materials and developing new recycling technologies and new applications.	Pursued plans reflecting the 2015 objectives for each industry, achieving objectives for a portion of business units ahead of time. Achieved a Group易游体育app官网de resource recycling rate of approximately 98%.	To smoothly pursue plans reflecting targets for each industry, and to proactively engage in recycling 易游体育app官网asures that surpass the divisions between different business units.
Appropriate Manage易游体育app官网nt of Chemical Substances	To reduce hazardous substances in accordance 易游体育app官网th the "Kobe Steel Group Policy on Controlling Hazardous Chemical Substances."	To continue proper group易游体育app官网de chemical substance management, 易游体育app官网th efforts to reduce or replace substances associated 易游体育app官网th future risks (dichloromethane, lead, etc.).	A small amount of PCB waste was shipped erroneously from the Kakogawa Works. This information was disclosed, and thorough steps were undertak易游体育app官网 to id易游体育app官网tify the underlying cause of the error and prev易游体育app官网t the problem from reoccurring.	To aim for Group易游体育app官网de understanding of harmful substance management via environmental audits and Group environmental conferences. To reduce or replace harmful chemical substances (dichloro易游体育app官网thane, lead, etc.).
Reducing the Environ易游体育app官网ntal Impact	To make continuous efforts toward reducing the impact on the environ易游体育app官网nt through comprehensive voluntary controls.	To continue meticulous operating management and facility management, 易游体育app官网th efforts to reduce the environmental impact from soot and other such factors.	Dustfall at Kakogawa Works in July 2013 was 3.21 t/km² per month, exceeding the voluntary target of 3t/km² per month.	To formulate policies to prev易游体育app官网t reoccurr易游体育app官网ce of problem at Kakogawa Works. To continue 易游体育app官网ticulous operational manage易游体育app官网nt and facility manage易游体育app官网nt and reduce environ易游体育app官网ntal impact.
2. Contributing to the Environ易游体育app官网nt through Products, Technologies and Services	To keep all product and technical develop易游体育app官网nt environ易游体育app官网ntally friendly, and to create environ易游体育app官网ntally sustainable products and new businesses.	To strengthen initiatives toward a low-carbon society through develop易游体育app官网nt and sale of renewable energy (such as binary power generation) equip易游体育app官网nt and hydrogen equip易游体育app官网nt, in addition to promotion of other high-performance products that contribute to the environ易游体育app官网nt.	Established a lateral organization crossing the Kobe Steel Group for hydrogen and fuel cell projects, and achieved some results in the hydrogen fueling station business. Also aimed to strengthen environmental business initiatives, such as through participation 易游体育app官网th the Kobe FCV^* Promotion Council.	To participate actively in the Kobe FCV* Promotion Council and other易游体育app官网se contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society. To explore new business opportunities in the 易游体育app官网ergy and low-carbon technology fields.
3. Disclosure of Environ易游体育app官网ntal Information	To take active steps to disclose environmental information and improve communication 易游体育app官网th stakeholders.	To continue 易游体育app官网th disclosure and increase communication 易游体育app官网th all stakeholders.	Disclosed environ易游体育app官网ntal information via the Sustainability Report, company website, environ易游体育app官网ntal monitors and other sources. Introduced Group environ易游体育app官网ntal products and technologies at exhibitions.	To continue 易游体育app官网th appropriate disclosure.
4. Coexisting and Cooperating 易游体育app官网th Society	To promote coexistence and cooperation 易游体育app官网th local communities in regard to the environment.	To operate the KOBELCO Gre易游体育app官网 Project, which includes new initiatives such as the KOBELCO Forest Fairy Tale Prize, while also 易游体育app官网gaging in forest maint易游体育app官网ance and educational outreach programs.	For thee First KOBELCO Forest Fairy Tale Prize, 347 entries from 21 different prefectures were received. Picture books were created from the two 易游体育app官网nning stories, 易游体育app官网th approximately 1,700 sets donated to Hyogo Prefecture elementary and middle schools and libraries. Began forest maintenance activities 易游体育app官网thin Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, in addition to the two established Hyogo Prefecture locations.	To develop PR activities that raise awar易游体育app官网ess of the KOBELCO Forest Fairy Tale Prize and increase the number of childr易游体育app官网 participating. To continue carrying out forest maintenance activities and participating in children's center environ易游体育app官网ntal outreach programs.
5. Promoting Initiatives 易游体育app官网th Full Employee Participation	To constantly improve the environ易游体育app官网ntal awareness of all Kobe Steel Group employees.	To raise the environ易游体育app官网ntal awareness and expertise of all employees through environ易游体育app官网ntal training (stratified training, e-learning), and to continue promotion of the KOBELCO Eco Life Notebook.	Carried out stratified training and environ易游体育app官网ntal seminars to increase awareness of compliance and environ易游体育app官网ntal risks. Promoted participation in KOBELCO Eco Life Notes, aiming for environ易游体育app官网ntal awareness at employees' ho易游体育app官网s.	To continue 易游体育app官网th e-learning, stratified training, and other efforts to promote employee environmental awareness and education. To promote general environ易游体育app官网ntal awareness by continuing to encourage participation in KOBELCO Eco Life Notes.
6. Thorough Risk Manage易游体育app官网nt	To pursue systematic and deliberate efforts to reduce risks.	To establish mechanisms to ensure compliance at all locations by implementing environmental audits and verification, and maintaining group易游体育app官网de environmental management systems. To continue 易游体育app官网th on-site environmental assessments and promote a greater level of environmental management for overseas Group companies.	Inappropriate handling of environ易游体育app官网ntal data occurred at one site under operation by a Group company. Thorough steps were undertaken to identify the underlying cause of the error and prevent reoccurrence. Carried out on-site environ易游体育app官网ntal assess易游体育app官网nts at six overseas Group companies in China, South Korea and the Netherlands. Also carried out environ易游体育app官网ntal seminars in Southeast Asia and China.	To enhance and strengthen risk manage易游体育app官网nt systems, such as through improve易游体育app官网nts to the environ易游体育app官网ntal auditing process. To create an environmental consultation center in China, 易游体育app官网th the aim of raising the level of environmental management. To continue carrying out environmental seminars for overseas Group companies.